There was a time when oil and gas companies happily linked themselves to the idea of planet-wide environmental changes. "Each ...

The chemical composition of WASP-121b suggests that it formed in a cool zone of its natal disc, comparable to the region of gas and ice giants in our Solar System. Methane indicates unexpected ...

For centuries, astronomers have sought to understand the formation and evolution of the solar system and the dynamics that ...

The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.

Jupiter’s ice-covered ocean moon Europa floats above the planet’s Great Red Spot in this 1979 image from Voyager 1. This is a ...

Giant deep-sea amphipod Alicella gigantea discovered to be globally widespread, not rare as previously believed.

Though the overall energy industry has fallen by over 6.4% so far this year, thanks in large part to the plunge in crude oil prices and the prospects of a global economic slowdown, the same cannot be ...

Toyota is updating its crossover EV, the bZ4X, in an attempt to contend in the burgeoning electric vehicle market.

A newly analyzed radio image reveals twin lobes stretching roughly 66,000 light-years on each side of a quasar called ...

A massive exoplanet 750 light-years away is shrouded in near-total darkness—its atmosphere so black, it reflects almost no ...